Sunnybrook St. John Burn Rehabilitation Guide

Skin Patient Alliance

Saskatchewan Burn Support Network

The Saskatchewan Burn Support Network is dedicated to supporting the ongoing recovery and healing of those affected by a burn injury. The network goal is to provide support through education, advocacy and community resources in the province of Saskatchewan.

Phoenix Society

Nova Scotia Firefighters Burn Treatment Society

The aim of this charitable organization is to raise money for the victims of burn injury. The Society, with participation from firefighters throughout Nova Scotia, holds special fund raising events to support requests from the Victoria General Hospital and the Izaak Walton Killam Hospital For Children and the Nova Scotia Burn Support Group.

John Westhaver - Motivational Speaker

International Association of Firefighters Canada- Canadian Affiliation to International Firefighters Association

The International Association of Fire Fighters is a unified voice to advance the profession and advocate for fire fighters' safety and rights on Parliament Hill. The IAFF represents full-time, paid employees engaged in firefighting, emergency medical or rescue service activities.

Hamilton Hospital Patient Guide, Living With Your Burns

Entraide Grands Brûlés

Entraide Grands Brûlés is a support resource for burn survivors in their physical and psychological healing process. The resource is available for survivors and family members.
Several types of support services and programs, such as financial support for victims and their families while in hospital or rehabilitation, psychosocial care, burn camp, and accommodations are provided by Entraide Grands Brûlés

Canadian Burn Survivors Community

The community connects burn survivors, fire fighters, health care professionals and anyone affected by the trauma of burns. The Canadian Burn Survivor Community enables burn victims to draw on one another strengths, experiences and provide resources in their journey.

Camp BUCKO

Camp BUCKO (BUrn Camp for Kids in Ontario) provides an opportunity for children recovering from burn injuries to meet other children who share similar feelings and experiences in a camp environment. Camp gives these children temporary freedom from the everyday frustrations of being burned, a chance to share their stories and to bond with each other. Most of all though camp is a place to have fun and learn new things. It is a benefit for children in these circumstances to attend a program such as this to build self-esteem to cope with life beyond their burn injury.

Burn Advocates Network

An information and advocacy organization geared to support burn survivors, as they face the challenges of recovery, rehabilitation, and reintegration. The organization supports international burn camps in Israel, India, Brazil, Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Assessing Primary Care Trainee Comfort in the Diagnosis and Management of Thermal Injuries

The study by Vrouwe S.Q. & Shahrokhi S. published by The Journal of Burn Care and Research (2016), doi: 10.1097/BCR.0000000000000477reports on the comfort of family medicine and emergency medicine trainees in the diagnosis and management of thermal burns. They document an opportunity for further collaboration between burn specialists and family physician training programs.